Machine for making bricks and the like



Jan. 5, 1932. s. H. MARKLE MACHINE FOR MAKING BRICKS AND THE LIKE Filed Ja'n. 1 51 I N V EN TOR.

Ji 1774x 176 :2. m fckz A TTORNEYS 7 having vertical walls, withdrawing partitions, a member movable over the top of the Patented Jan. 5,' 1932 swam n. ARKLE, or ivrusnneon, meme 'iua'onmn'rion' MAKING e AND THE LIKE gAppl icatiqnffiled J'amiary 31,1931. Serial No. 512,555.

The present invention relates to machines for molding bricks and the like; and'its object is, generally, to provide such a mold mold for :removing excess material therein,

and means for withdrawing the partitions operating in connection with the movement of said member; andmore particularly,"toprovide mechanisms and 'OOIIlblDttlOIlS of 7 parts whereby this general object is accom-.

plished;

These and any other and rnor e specific ob jects hereinafter appearing are attained by,

and the invention finds preferable embodiment'in, the structure andmechanism particularly described in the body of'this speci-' fication and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

plate seen in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5;

Figure 1 is a top planviewiofa machine for: making bricks and the like (portions thereof being broken away) and showing bricks formed therein; ,l 1

: Figure 2 is a vertical sectlonal view-thereof taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figurev-3 is a vertical sectional view of a; portion of the same taken online 3+3 of Figure 2; 7

Figure 4 is-a vertical sectional viewof the same taken on line 22 of Figure 1 but showing the parts in another position;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken on. thesame line 22 but showing: the'parts in sti1l=another position; i 1 Figure 6 is a topsplan view of'a horizontal Figure 7 is a sectional view thereof taken on line"77 of Figure 6;. 1

Figure 8 is a side elevationalfview of one of the blade partitions of the mold; and

Figure 9 is an: end'view thereof l The machine formaking. bricks and the like illustrated by these drawings comprises a suitable'base' 1*(desirab1y a metal casting or frame) -havinga horizontal-top bedxplate' low member; The said member 141s 'mQY-L able horizontally toward and from the front of the base 1', the rolls 16 'jou'rnalled at 17"on side brackets 18 carried by said m mber travelling between the flanges 6, 7 of thewaysf The partitions 13 of the mold are blades cross sectionally thin horizontally and wide s yg and elongated in the machines for-'1 ward-rearward direction (i. e.- parallelly with the'ways 5) and-slidablybear ino'p'enings'19, 20in the molds front and rear vertical walls 8, 9, the lower edges 21 of these blade partitions bearing on the ,molds'b ottom' (the Hat plate12) which is removably supported on lugs or shelves 22 of the bases vertical per tions3and23, l The hollow member 14 may be moved forwardly-rearwardly in the ways 5 by hand such for instanceas cranks (not shown) and at'2 5 on said hollow member. w Suitable means are provided for longitudinally moving. the blade partitions 13 by, or in connection with",

1 the forward-rearward movement of the hol-r low member 14; in a portion of saidimembersmovement, Such means. may-be of various forms.

Perhaps thesimplest means for this purpose are those particularly illustratedzbylthe' drawings, and comprise ahorizontal plate 26secured to, and extending rearwardly from,

-tion 15 for filling the mold through this hol or'through connections with suitable power,

1 their connecting rods indicated at 21 pivoted. I

are in registration, the mold is filled through the hopper portion 15 with .the brick-making material 30, which is tamped or pressed by suitable means (not shown) on themoldsbottom and against its side walls and blade partitions. This done, the hollow member 14 is moved rearwardly on the ways 5 in which movement the front vertical wall 8 of mem- .8214 acting: asga scraper blade scrapes off the: material extending above the molds vertical, walls, moving the same. beyond the molds rear wall 9 and onto the bed plate 2.

When this rearward movementof member 14has carried it to approximately the posltion seen in Figure 4, the ends 32 of the slots 27. strike the lugs 2'8of the partition blades and (the movement of member 14continu1ng) movethese partition blades rearwardly and from between the bricks 33 formed betweenthem. This done, theupright posts 34 en,

gageiattheir upper ends the bottom plate 12 of themold and raise the same with the bricks thereonto. the positionshown in Figure 5, whereuponsaid' plate and bricks may be removedifromthe machine. These-posts 34may be thus raisedby any. suitable means, as the lever 35 having-a link36connecting the same with a. horizontal cross bar 87 on which the posts are mounted.

The parts may be returned to initial position foranother; molding operation, by lowering the posts 34, placing a mold bottom platel2 in the mold, and moving the hollow member 14 forwardly, in which movement the opposite ends88- of the slots27 engage the lugs 28 and move the blade partitions forwardly, the material 30 in said member being pushed. along the bed plate 2 by the rear verticalwall 9, of member 14' andinto the mold. a

r In order to permit the adjustment of the slots- 27'in'plate 26 parallelly with the ways 5, this plate is provided with transverse slots 39-threughwhich pass threaded posts'40 caririe'd' bythe rearwardly extending fl'an'ge 41 of hollow member 14, these posts having clamping nuts 42; Adjustable threaded stops 43li'mit the forward movement of the blade partitions.

Thismaehine may be employed for mold- I ing br-icks and the like of various forms; and

in; the illustrated construction holes in the v bricks are: formed by: round rods .44; extend ing upwardly from their supporting frame 45 below the bottom 12 of the mold, said bottom being provided with openings 46 through which these rods freely pass.

The hollow member 14 forms a filling member for the mold when in the position wall 8 of said member overlying the material; and such disturbance may be even more completely prevented by extending the said flange further toward the front of the machine as indicated: inv dottedlines at 47 in Figure 4, r

However the-length of the slotsg27 may be such and the-parts so adjusted-that the wall. 8 of hollow member 14;moves-rearwardly-to or beyond the molds rear-wall9 at'or after the time therearward: movement of; the blade partitionsbegins anduwith good molding results. I r

The; inventionbeingintended tobe pointed; out in the'claims, is not to belimi'tedto' orrby' details of construction of any particular embodiment thereof illustrated" by the drawings or'hereinbefore described.

I claim 1-. In a-Inachine of the,characterdescribedjz: a mold havingmouth at its-top; arpartition member in thezmoldhorizontally movableto and from a position withdiawntherefrom; a filling member movable horizontally above the mold; connections: operatingly intermediate said memberstfor, moving oneof them with the movement of the. other:

2. Ina machine ofithe-chara'cter described: a mold having a mouthat:its-top-;a partition member in the mold horizontally movable to and from agposition withdrawn therefrom av hollow filling member horizontally'movable above the mold from. and to mold-filling 'position; connections operatingly intermediate said members formoving one of them. with V the. movement of the other:

, 3. In a machine ofthe character. described a mold having a. mouth at: it's-top andv side walls one of which hasyan'v opening therethough; a partition member in the mold horizontally movable in sai'd'zopening to;a:-nd from a position withdrawn from the-mold; a. hollow fillingmember horizontally movable above the mold froinand to mold filling position andhaving a side wall aelapted'toi remove by; the filling membeids movement from moldefillingnposition excess; molding mate rial extending above. the mouthxof themold connections 'op'eratin'gly: intermediate said members for moving one of them with the other. e

4. In a machine of the character described: a mold having a mouth at its top; a partition member in the mold horizontally movableto and from a positionwithdrawn therefrom; a hollow filling member horizontally movable above the mold to mold-filling position and reversely to a second position adjacent one side of the mold and to a farther third position remote from said side of the mold; connections operatingly intermediate said members for moving the partition member to withdrawn position with the movement of the filling member from its second to its third position. 7

5. In a machine of the character described: a mold having a mouth at its top; a partition member in the mold horizontally movable to and from a position withdrawn therefrom; a hollow filling .member horizontally movable above the mold to mold-filling posi tion and reversely to a second position adjacent one side of the mold and to a farther third position remote from said side of the mold; connections operatingly intermediate said members for moving the partition memher to withdrawnposition with the movement of the filling member from its secondto its third position, the filling member having a horizontal flange extending over the mouth 7 of the mold in said members movement tO-' ward its second position.

ing material extending above said mouth and having an extension with a slot elongated in a the direction of its movement, the partition 6. In a machine of the character described: 7

a mold having a mouth at its top; a partition member in the mold horizontally movable to a position Withdrawn therefrom; a scraper member horizontally movable across said mouth and adapted to remove by its movement in one direction across said mouth excess molding material extending above said mouth, and having a farther movement in said direction; connections operatingly intermediate said members for withdrawing the partition member from the mold with the said farther movement of the scraper member.

7. In a machine of the character described: a mold having a mouth at its top; a partition member in the mold horizontally movable to and from a position withdrawn therefrom; a scraper member horizontally movable across said mouth and adapted to scrape by its movement in one direction across said mouth excess molding material extending above said mouth, and having a farther movement in said direction; connections extending directly between said members for Withdrawing the partition member from the mold by said farther movement of the scraper member.

8. In a machine of the character described: a mold having a mouth at its top; a partition member in the mold horizontally movable to and from a position withdrawn therefrom; a scraper member horizontally movable across said mouth and adapted to scrape excess mold- 

